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1 singe
1. transitive verb,singeing ansengen; versengen2. intransitive verb,singeing [ver]sengen* * *[sin‹]present participle - singeing; verb(to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch: She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.) versengen* * *[sɪnʤ]I. vt▪ to \singe sthto \singe one's eyebrows sich dat die Augenbrauen versengen2. (burn off deliberately) etw absengento have one's hair \singed sich dat die Haare ansengenIII. n angesengte Stelle, Brandfleck m* * *[sIndZ]1. vtsengen; clothes also versengen; (slightly) ansengen; hairs, eyebrows absengen2. viversengt/angesengt werden, sengen3. n(on clothes etc) versengte/angesengte Stelle* * *singe [sındʒ]A v/tsinge one’s beard sich den Bart ansengen;singe one’s wings fig sich die Finger verbrennen5. Tuch sengen, (ab)flammenB s Brandfleck m, versengte Stelle* * *1. transitive verb,singeing ansengen; versengen2. intransitive verb,singeing [ver]sengen
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singe — [[t]sɪ̱nʤ[/t]] singes, singeing, singed V ERG If you singe something or if it singes, it burns very slightly and changes colour but does not catch fire. [V n] The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers... [V ed] Her hair was … English dictionary
singe — verb (singes, singeing, singed) 1》 burn or be burnt lightly or superficially. 2》 burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking. noun a light or superficial burn. Origin OE sencgan, of W. Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
Singeing — Singe Singe (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singed — Singe Singe (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singe — (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to the singing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
singe — [sinj] vt. singed, singeing [ME sengen < OE sengan, akin to Ger sengen < IE base * senk , to burn, dry out > OSlav isočiti, to dry, sǫcilo, oven] 1. to burn superficially or slightly 2. to expose (the carcass of an animal or fowl) to… … English World dictionary
singe — , singed, singeing … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Singe — A singe is a slight scorching, burn or treatment with flame. This may be due to an accident, such as scorching one s hair when lighting a gas fire, or a deliberate method of treatment or removal of hair or other fibres.HairdressingA singe is a… … Wikipedia
singe — I UK [sɪndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms singe : present tense I/you/we/they singe he/she/it singes present participle singeing past tense singed past participle singed to burn something slightly so that only the edge or… … English dictionary
singe — [c]/sɪndʒ / (say sinj) verb (singed, singeing) –verb (t) 1. to burn superficially. 2. to burn the ends or projections of (hair, etc.). 3. to subject to flame in order to remove hair, etc. –verb (i) 4. to burn slightly; scorch. –noun 5. a… …
singe — [[t]sɪndʒ[/t]] v. singed, singe•ing, n. 1) to burn superficially or slightly; scorch 2) to burn the ends, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.) 3) to subject (a carcass) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc 4) a… … From formal English to slang